¹³ However, ^(A)if he did not lie in wait, but God ^(B)delivered him into his hand, then ^(C)I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

¹⁰ “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ^(A)‘When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, ¹¹ then ^(B)you shall appoint cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally may flee there. ^12 (C)They shall be cities of refuge for you from the avenger, that the manslayer may not die until he stands before the congregation in judgment. ¹³ And of the cities which you give, you shall have ^(D)six cities of refuge. ^14 (E)You shall appoint three cities on this side of the Jordan, and three cities you shall appoint in the land of Canaan, which will be cities of refuge. ¹⁵ These six cities shall be for refuge for the children of Israel, ^(F)for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills a person accidentally may flee there.

Cities of Refuge East of the Jordan

⁴¹ Then Moses ^(A)set apart three cities on this side of the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun,

² “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ^(A)‘Appoint^[a] for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses,